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Expedition Reports

Every MEF-supported expedition is required to submit a report to the foundation. We have archived these reports so that they can be of use in research and the planning of future expeditions. Listed below are summary pages for every expedition that the MEF has supported with links to their complete expedition reports. Expeditions can be refined by geographical area and purpose, browsed using the map below or searched using the search box.

1762 Expeditions found

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University of Bristol Djangart 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/21
July - August 2013
Ross Davidson with Harry Bloxham, George Cave, Clay Conlon, Al Docherty & Harry Kingston
The objective of this team was to explore the glaciated valleys in the Tien Shan that run into the Djangart valley, making first ascents of as many peaks as possible. Unfortunately just before leaving Read more
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Scottish-South African Wakhan 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/25
July - August 2013
Alan Halewood and Richard Parker from UK plus Richmond MacIntyre from South Africa
Until fairly recently, the Little Pamir range of the Wakhan Corridor lay within a restricted area, and hence Qara Jilga (6094m) (aka Qara Jeelga), remained as one of the last unclimbed 6000m peaks in Read more
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Anglo-New Zealand Djangart 2013

Central Asia
Ref: 13/27
August 2013
Tom Bell with Timothy Elson, Max Folkett, Reg Measures, Hugh Thomas & Neil Thomas
This team (mainly from the Universities of Leeds & Sheffield) decided that in view of its relatively easy access and lack of bureaucracy, the Djangart Range would be a good choice for a first expe Read more
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Chamlang

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 12/06
September - November 2012
Nick Bullock with Andy Houseman (UK)
This team hoped to make the first ascent of the 2000m North Face of Chamlang (7300m) from the secluded Hongu valley, situated a week’s trek from Lukla. The peak was known to have had at least four pre Read more
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Gorakh Himal

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 12/08
September - October 2012
Julian Freeman-Attwood with Phil Bartlett, Nick Colton & Ed Douglas
The Gorakh Himal range lies in the far west of Nepal between the Changla Himal and the Kanta Himal, and close to the border with Tibet: partly due to the 9 day approach march it has had very few Briti Read more
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Talung North Pillar

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 12/24
October - December 2012
Gavin Pike with James Clapham and Dave Searle
The rarely climbed Talung (7349m) lies above the Yalung Glacier on the Sikkim border next to Kangchenjunga, and has a very obvious arrow-straight line up its North Pillar. This had been attempted by C Read more
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Kagbhusandi

Himalaya – India
Ref: 12/04A
September - October 2012
Dr Derek Buckle with Joanna Campbell, Mike Cocker, John Kentish, Paul Padman, Mike Pinney & Stuart Worsfold plus John Temple as a trekker.
The Kagbhusandi valley is located close to Joshimath and the Valley of Flowers in the Indian Garhwal. This team planned to explore the upper reaches of the Semartoli glacier, and make first ascents of Read more
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Shiva

Himalaya – India
Ref: 12/11A
September - October 2012
Mick Fowler with Steve Burns, Ian Cartwright and Paul Ramsden
Shiva (6142m) is situated above the Pangi Valley of Himachal Pradesh, and had received several previous ascents via the long but relatively easy southwest flank, but the aim of this team was to make t Read more
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Peak 41, Hongu Valley

Himalaya – Nepal
Ref: 12/21
September - November 2012
Rob Greenwood with Jack Geldard
Peak 41 (6654m) has had several known ascents but all have been from the south. In the hope of making the first ascent of the more remote and complex North face, this pair made the longer trek to the Read more
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Tien Shan

Central Asia
Ref: 12/07
August - September 2012
Conor Gilmour & Rónán Kernan (both Irish), Azwan Isa & Bradley Morrell (British) and Alek Zholobenko & Vladimir Zholobenko (British/Russian)
This multi-national team planned to climb new routes on peaks surrounding the little visited Dzhirnagaktu Glacier in the Western Kokshaal-too. They successfully climbed eleven routes, two of them bein Read more